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Create a Process Monitor

Create a process monitor that lets the agent monitor a process, service, or process table objects against specified thresholds. The agent sends a trap when thresholds are breached or the state of a process (running or stopped) changes.

Follow these steps:

  1. Click the Resources tab, open the Configure pane, expand Monitoring Templates and appropriate subcategories.

    The Template List page appears.

  2. Select the template in the Template List.

    The Summary page for the template appears.

  3. Click the Monitors tab.

    The Summary page appears with a list of monitors managed by the policy.

  4. Click Process.

    The Process Monitors page appears.

  5. Click + (New) on the Process Monitors toolbar.

    The Process Monitor Details: New dialog appears.

  6. Configure the following process settings:
    Index

    Defines the table index that you want to use.

    Platform

    Specifies the platform.

    Description

    Defines an optional description.

    Object Class Name

    Specifies the object class name to use for the object state model. Value is an arbitrary string, for example, Process.

    Object Attribute

    Specifies the object attribute to monitor. The values define the available attributes for process monitoring.

    Object Attribute Name

    Defines the object attribute name to use for the object state model. Value is an arbitrary string, for example, MemUsedPercent.

    Object Instance

    Specifies the object instance to monitor. This is the regular expression (dependent from optional settings) to use for matching processes by name, or Windows services by name. Pattern should uniquely match a single process (service). Arguments can be included (see optional settings).

    Object Instance Name

    Specifies the object instance name to use for the object state model. Value is an arbitrary string, for example, ApacheServer.

    Interval

    Defines the evaluation interval for the monitor in a multiple of 30 seconds.

    The Threshold Configuration page lets you define the following settings:

    Severity

    Specifies the severity to use for the object state model.

    Operator

    Specifies the operator to use.

    Value

    Defines the value to use.

    Sample Type

    Specifies the sample type to use.

    The Maintenance Window page lets you define the following settings:

    State

    Specifies if the monitor maintenance entry is active or inactive.

    Start Time

    Defines the start time when the monitor is switched off and the maintenance window begins.

    Stop Time

    Defines the stop time when the monitor is switched on again and the maintenance window ends.

    The Optional Settings subtab lets you define the flags that can be used for the different monitor entries or history control entries.

  7. Click Save

    The Process Monitor settings are saved.

  8. Click Save Template.

    The Process Monitor is loaded to the Policy.